diff --git a/sections/cpan.pod b/sections/cpan.pod
index cbccf1e8..58d230dc 100644
--- a/sections/cpan.pod
+++ b/sections/cpan.pod
@@ -50,12 +50,12 @@ distributions. These include:
 
 =over 4
 
-=item Standards for automated CPAN installers.
+=item * Standards for automated CPAN installers.
 
-=item Standards for metadata to describe what each distribution provides
+=item * Standards for metadata to describe what each distribution provides
 and expects.
 
-=item Standards for documentation and licensing.
+=item * Standards for documentation and licensing.
 
 =back
 
diff --git a/sections/perl_community.pod b/sections/perl_community.pod
index 28030b0a..c4a18288 100644
--- a/sections/perl_community.pod
+++ b/sections/perl_community.pod
@@ -142,9 +142,9 @@ through the textual chat system known as IRC. Many of the most popular and
 useful Perl projects have their own IRC channels, such as I<#moose> and
 I<#catalyst>.
 
-The main server for Perl community is U<irc://irc.perl.org/>. Other notable
-channels include I<#perl-help>, for general assistance on Perl programming, and
+The main server for Perl community is U<irc://irc.perl.org/>. Notable channels
+include I<#perl-help>, for general assistance on Perl programming, and
 I<#perl-qa>, devoted to testing and other quality issues. Be aware that the
-channel I<#perl> is a general purpose room for discussing whatever its
-participants want to discussN<... and it's not often friendly to people who ask
-basic programming questions.>.
+channel I<#perl> is a general purpose channel for discussing whatever its
+participants want to discussN<... and, as such, it's not primarily a
+helpdesk.>.